Colour Stories
5 fun facts about the colour pink
Hello colour lover! This month we’re going to be looking at some of the fun facts about the colour pink. Here I share my top 5 favourite facts about this wonderful hue! 1. How Pink got its name I just love learning how colours get their name and I especially love how pink got it’s…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness UK, navigating grief through colour
As this is mental health awareness week here in the UK, I wanted to focus on something we all experience at sometime in our life, which is grief. Grief really hit me hard when my father was ill and passed away. I felt the grief even before he passed. I’ve realised that I also felt…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with founder & designer Kitty McCall
I first fell in love with Kitty’s artwork on Instagram. I emailed to say that I’m coming to Folkestone (on the English Kent coast) and would love to meet her, only to find out we were fans of each others work as she had my book, The Little Book of Colour. I went into her…
Read MoreBring in the colour this Easter
Hello colour lovers! I love Easter, not just for the long weekend which is lovely of course especially when the sun is shining, or for the delicious chocolate, it’s also a time for family and friends to come together. Connecting over festive meals, Easter egg hunts and no doubt there’ll be many with big smiles…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with print designer Kitty Joseph
If you recognise Kitty’s name, it’s likely you’ve heard of her iconic Chroma skirt and Quad dresses, which has become the celebrities favourite worn by Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue and others. I got to meet her in person last year as we were both judges for the Colour in Design Awards, and we immediately bonded over…
Read MoreAre you a colouring in convert?
Do you remember a few years back when we found ourselves in the mist of a colouring in craze? It seemed like in every café people were colouring in whilst sipping their cappuccinos. It was if the world had been swept up in this phenomenon. I remember many years ago when I was still living…
Read MoreWould You Pick a Colour called “puke”?
Have you ever bought a colour because you loved the name? Did it instantly transport you to a place, a time, a memory or simply because of how it made you feel? Fancy any from this 1574 colour chart? How about Ape’s Laugh, Merry Widow or Gooseturd Green? And if this chart is anything to…
Read MoreWhat are your favourite moments of colour joy?
Have you ever found yourself stopped in your tracks having come across a colour or a combination of colours that has instantly lifted your spirit, in that moment filled your heart with joy and made you smile from the inside out?! I’ve asked some of my many colour loving friends to share with you their…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with colour consultant Emily Harnasz
Unbeknownst to me Emily bought my book back in 2020 during lockdown and she told me later it was the catalyst to giving her the confidence she needed to follow her passion into colour consultancy. It was wonderful to hear Emily’s story because I love hearing how people embrace their love of colour. Now, over…
Read MoreTop 5 colourful blogs for 2022
Hello colour lover! 2022 is drawing to a close so I thought I’d take a peek at which blogs were the most read this year. So here are the top five blogs loved by you. Going from 5 to 1, they are… Number 5. 5 fun facts about the colour green We discover why this…
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